August 9, 2018
So you probably shouldn’t be commenting on all that is wrong with it. You weren’t there for the late nights. For the stress-filled mornings. For the lack of documentation. For the tight-timelines. For the never listening customer. For the demos that had to be delivered. For the hotfixes and all the patches. But you’re here now. So take a second to check in on what you weren’t there for, before passing judgment.
July 31, 2018
You’ll stumble, you’ll fall, you’ll fail the first few times. That’s the point because what comes next will be easy. But it’s only after you do the hard work that it gets easy.
July 30, 2018
First Goal. First Sale. First Company. First Hire. First Test. First Pass. First Customer. It’s the firsts that we focus on, that drive us, that we put all of our energy into and never give up on until we hit them. Unfortunately, it’s not the first that matters, it’s the second. It’s the showing up tomorrow, the day after, the week later and the month after the first that really matters, that really makes an impact and shows how badly we want it and how much of it we are really in for.
July 27, 2018
So here it is, the culmination of that sweet spot of what you HAVE to do, what you NEED to do and what you WANT to do all being perfectly aligned in that perfect sweet spot where you have all your external factors under control, what you NEED to do is driving what you WANT to accomplish. It’s here that all our goals are being accomplished, what we deliver attuned to what we WANT to accomplish, what our profession NEEDS for us to accomplish and what any external factors (Manager, Leader, Company, etc) HAVE for us to accomplish. They are
July 26, 2018
Of all of the overlaps, HAVE/WANT is by far the most awkward. The resignation of HAVING to do something to get what you WANT, i.e., I want to be rich, I want to get this promotion, I want to win this customer deal. These are all great wants in your life, but the HAVE is the shortcut to get there. What are you going to HAVE to do to get what you WANT? The HAVES are being driven by someone else here, the external factors, the work you are being told you HAVE to do to get what you WANT. HAVE/WANT
